Spiritual Journey Blog

Scripture is full of moments where people almost missed God because they were waiting for something bigger. In 1 Kings 19:11–12, Elijah expected God in the wind, the earthquake, and the fire. But God wasn’t in any of them. He was in the whisper. That detail has always felt uncomfortable. Not because it’s unclear—but because it requires attention. A whisper forces you to lean in. And most of us are not leaning in—we are scanning for signs.

You don’t feel God's presence because there is too much noise in your day-to-day routine to hear him. We want the sky to crack open. We want Him to say, "Michele, do this." When we don't get the pyrotechnics, we assume we’ve been met with the same cold spiritual silence the Israelites felt during four centuries of slavery. Remember, Moses wasn't hunting for a miracle that day; he was just trying to keep track of his sheep.

“Mental Fog,” or as some call it, “Brain Fog,” is a constant inner noise that keeps us from focusing on the job at hand. Besides slowing us down as we try to complete projects, mental fog can lead to physical exhaustion, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and even spiritual exhaustion. When your mind is this crowded, it becomes difficult to notice the small reminders God places in your path to lead you back to Him.

Worldly abundance is often defined as a "very large quantity" of things like time, money, or patience. However, the problem with "more" is that there is never a ceiling; extra time is eventually filled and extra money is spent, causing that sense of abundance to slip away. In juxtaposition, spiritual abundance is about God’s grace being sufficient even in the middle of a mess.

Knowledge is generally an awareness, understanding, or specific information that you gain through experience, study, or observation. It is something that is learned. It requires you to make the effort to gain the awareness, understanding, or information. ​​ From a Biblical perspective, wisdom is much more than knowledge. Wisdom is divine insight that guides you in your life. Wisdom is a treasure given to you, and we should seek it out through our relationship with God. ​